MNT for Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases

This continuing education course reviews nutritional interventions for the more common inflammatory rheumatic diseases. Pharmacological and physical/occupational therapies are also addressed. Finally, counseling strategies for clinicians are provided.

Course content appeared as the CPE Monthly in the June/July 2023 edition of Today's Dietitian.

Learning Objectives

After completing this continuing education course, nutrition professionals should be better able to:

  1. Distinguish between the common inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRDs).
  2. Develop appropriate care plans based on nutrition assessments for IRDs.
  3. Educate patients with IRDs on the potential nutritional benefits of special diets and supplements.
  4. Identify IRDs lacking evidence for nutrition intervention.
     

Additional Information

CDR Activity Type: 
102
CPE Level: 
2
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 2.00 CDR
Course opens: 
06/26/2023
Course expires: 
06/25/2026
CE Club cost:
$12.00
CE Club cost:
$0.00
Cost:
$24.00
Rating: 
5

Course content was written by Tony Pipkin, MS, RDN, an Arkansas-based freelance writer focused on nutrition and autoimmune disorders.

The faculty and planners for this activity have no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

An "ineligible company" includes any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

View our disclosure policy.

In support of improving patient care, Great Valley Publishing Company is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

This activity will also award credit for dietetics (CDR CPEU). 

RDs and DTRs are to select activity type 102 in their Activity Log. Sphere and Competency selection are at the learner’s discretion.

Available Credit

  • 2.00 CDR

Price

CE Club cost:
$12.00
CE Club cost:
$0.00
Cost:
$24.00
Please login or create an account to take this course.